THAT Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) was no great fan of the Bible is common knowledge, and his disdain for the “Good Book” shows up in a number of well-known quotations, my favourite being: It is full of interest. It has noble poetry in it; and some clever fables; and some blood-drenched history; and some [...]
BUTTONED-UP, blasphemy-obsessed Pakistan has a dirty little secret – it’s the world’s No 1 consumer of on-line pornography. And not just your common-or-garden smut. According to this report it has been top-dog in searches per-person for “horse sex” since 2004; “donkey sex” since 2007; “rape pictures” between 2004 and 2009; “rape sex” since 2004 and [...]
BLASPHEMY hunters in Pakistan are to beginning to monitor seven major websites, including Google and Yahoo, for content it deems offensive to Muslims. According to the BBC, YouTube, Amazon, MSN, Hotmail and Bing will also come under scrutiny, while 17 less well-known sites will be blocked. Officials – who must have a great deal [...]
A BLASPHEMY complaint against a sports magazine has been dismissed by the press ombudsman in South Africa. Sports Illustrated raised the wrath of a reader when, in March, it published a golfing joke featuring Jesus and St Peter in the context of an article about technology in sport. When Jesus hooked his first tee-shot, an [...]
FACEBOOK founder Mark Zuckerberg is being investigated by Pakistani police under a section of the penal code that carries the death sentence for blasphemy against the “prophet” Mohammed. According to this report, Pakistan’s Deputy Attorney General has launched a criminal investigation against Zuckerberg and others in response to Facebook hosting a “Draw Muhammad” contest on [...]
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CATHOLICS are crowing today over a victory they scored against a “blasphemous” Hyundia World Cup Football TV commercial called “Wedding”, which has now been pulled by the company. According to a synopis of the ad– helpfully provided by Angelqueen (Motto: “For Purity and Tradition in Catholicism”): Procession enters singing the Agnus Dei. All types of [...]
The Freethinker was founded in 1881 by GW Foote, an outspoken critic of religion. After the publication of 
